Paper hanger&#39;s folding table



July 4, 1950 l. c. REINARD PAPER HANGERS FOLDING TABLE 3 J v i 4 1 5 x4 INVENTOR. lrw'n C. [fie/hard BY Q W M ATTORNEY'J Patented July 4, 1950 umrso sr rss PATENT OFFICE .PAPER HAN GERS FOLDING TABLE I Irvin Q' lteinari Bufialo, N. Y. Application: April 29, 1947; Serial N0. 7445,59!

l This invention relates: ,to an improved portable working table such as a paperhangers'. table .or

the'l-ike. I

.One' of the objects of the invention is to providean improved working table for paperhanger's and the'like'; the table top portion being sectioned andadapted tobe folded into the form of a closed carrying case.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a folding table oithe character described, which .Fig. 1 is a pers ective view or a table" of the invention, shown in open or operative condition; I

fig. 2 is a perspective view thereofwhen .in folded-or carrying condition; v

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan viewer the table shown in open position with the legs folded against the tools carried therein;

Fig. 4 is a section as along line IV-IV of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section transversely of the table when in operative position; and

Fig. 6 is a detail of the table top bracing arrangement.

The drawings illustrate the invention in the form of a table which is particularly adapted to be used by wall-paper hangers and the like; and the table comprises a two-piece top supported by legs which may be folded inwardly under the top boards. Thus, the top construction is illustrated to comprise a pair of top boards l0 and I2 which may be formed of solid wood, or plywood, or wood conversion material, or metal, or the like; having in mind that it i desirable to use light-weight materials while constructing the table so as to be extremely rigid when in operation position. The top boards Ill and I2 are fitted with skirt boards [4 and I6, so that the top boards and the depending skirt boards comprise in effect an open boxlike construction. The middle skirt boards l4 and M are hingedly interconnected by means of a 2' hinges (Figs. 3-4), whereby it will be seen that the table top structure may be opened as illustrated in- Fig. 1 to provide a smooth overall table top of such longitudinal and transverse dimensions as to adapt the structure to Wall-paper cutting and pasting purposes, as is well known in the paper hanging art. Also, the top structure may be folded by means oithe hinge devices into the condition illustrated in Fig. 2, whereby a closed box-like carrying case is provided of such form as to be adapted. to carry therein all of the tools usually employed by a wall-paper hanger. Latch devices 22 are provided todetachably lock together the skirt boards opposite the position of the hinges when the table is folded; anda carrying handle 24 is provided to facilitate carrying of the closed table, as inthem-anner of a suitcase. To support the tabletop inopen or operative pesition for wall-paper cutting-and pastingpurposes, a plurality of legs 26 are pivotally connected to the outside skirt board I las indicated at 28;.- Lateralbraces intheform of diagonal struts 30 and 31' are fixed to the legs as indicated at 32 and 33' and are pivoted to table top cross brace members 34,- as indicatedat 36. The braces 31 are so shaped as to lie across the tool carrying compartments within the case when the legs are folded inwardly. Longitudinal braces for the legs 26 are provided in the form of folding struts as indicated atlil, so that the legs may either be folded inwardly against the bottomsurface of -the table top boards or extended downwardly at right angles therefrom and held rigidly in such position by the braces 30, 3|, and 40.

To reinforce the table top when in open operative position against downwardly bending along the hinge line, a cross brace 42 (Figs. 5-6) is provided to extend between oppositely paired legs 26.

Each cross brace comprises a bar of wood or other suitable material which is lengthwise dimensioned so as to freely slip-fit between the opposite legs and up into position under the abutted skirt boards M (Fig. 5). To support the braces 42 vertically the legs 26 are each supplied with a straddle block M which is vertically slidable on the leg by means of a bolt and wing nut device 455; the blocks is being slotted as indicated at 46 (Fig. 6). At their uppe ends the blocks 44 are forked as indicated at 48, and thus it will be understood that the blocks 44 may be loosened and lowered to permit the brace bars 42 to be inserted in operative position, and then the brace blocks are raised and clamped in position by the wing nuts 45 so that the forked portions of the blocks straddle the cross bars 42 to hold them table top structure are recessed as indicated at 54 so as to receive the straight edge member 52 in cradled relation therein. Thus, with the straight edge member 52 in position on the cross bars 34, as shown in Fig. 3, the table structure may then be hinged to its closed position tof firmly hold the straight edge member in cradled position. Tool receiving pocket structures as indicated at 60 may also be provided interiorly "of the folding structure as shown in Fig. 3,

whereby the tools customarily employed by 'paperhangers or the like, such as scissors and brushes etc., may be conveniently mounted therein. Bolts 62 may be slip-fitted through suitable apertures in the legs 25, and the bolts are selected f of such length that they may be push-pulled inwardly and outwardly relative to the legs in connection with leg folding operations, so that when the table is opened up in operative position the bolts 62 may be pulled out as shown therefrom for supporting the opened table in working condition, pivotingbrace means inter connecting said legs and said skirt portions'for laterally bracing said legs when in extended positions, detachably mounted cross bar means adapted to slip-fit betweenopposite legs into position bearing upwardly against the opened table top structure, forked blocks carried by said legs to be movable thereon and having opposite fork portions slidably engaging at opposite sides of said cross bars at opposite ends thereof to hold the cross :bars upwardly against the table top and against lateral displacement from said legs, and means clamping said forked blocks to said legs so as to be positionally adjustable thereon.

. 2. A wall paperhangers table comprising a pair of top boards, hinge means relatively hinging said table top boards along a fold axis, said top boards having depending skirt portions and top cross brace means extending therefrom so that when theunit is folded it provides a closed plural compartment carrying case, legs pivotally connected to said skirt portions and adjustable thereon between folded positions against said top boards and extended positions at right angles therefrom for supporting the opened table in working condition, leg brace means interconnecting said legs and said top cross brace means for laterally bracing said legs when in extended positions, said leg brace means having portions thereof formed to extend parallel to said fold axis when said legs are folded to brace loose tools packed therein against accidental displacement, detachable cross bar means adapted to slip-fit between opposite legs into position bearlng upwardly against the opened table top structure, and fork means carried by said legs to be movable thereon and having opposite fork portions slidably engaging at opposite sides of said cross bars at opposite ends thereof to hold the cross bars upwardly against the table top and laterally against displacement therefrom.

IRVIN C. REINARD.

2 REFERENCES CITED The-following references are of record in the file of-this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,253,772 Edgren' Aug. 26, 1941 

